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Arcs in the news about National Park Service from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 163 stories · 822 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 6, 2023

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else39 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about National Park Service that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 19– 21Search underway for Michigan woman, 66, who disappeared during Grand Canyon visit7 articles · 7 independent sources
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  2. Aug 3Man dies after attempting illegal BASE jump at the Grand Canyon: NPS19 articles · 5 independent sources
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  3. May 17National Park Service searching for 2 people accused of 'archeological theft' at Utah national park12 articles · 3 independent sources
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  4. Mar 20California tribe that lost 90% of land during Gold Rush to get site to serve as gateway to redwoods10 articles · 10 independent sources
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  5. Mar 17– 18‘Peak bloom! Peak bloom!’ Cherry blossoms open early in Washington DC, NPS announces10 articles · 10 independent sources
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  6. Feb 29DC Cherry Blossoms: 2024 peak bloom prediction dates revealed7 articles · 6 independent sources
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Stories that name National Park Service

  1. Oct 29Hiker found dead in Big Bend National Park in Texas11 articles · 6 independent sources
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  2. Oct 7Minnesota ranger dies during water rescue at Voyageurs National Park7 articles · 7 independent sources
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  3. Oct 7– 840-year-old man falls 200 feet to his death while canyoneering at national park22 articles · 10 independent sources
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  4. Oct 5Scenic Blue Ridge Parkway remains closed after suffering catastrophic impacts from Helene8 articles · 8 independent sources
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  5. Sep 29Multiple people dead after plane crash at Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First Flight Airport17 articles · 15 independent sources
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  6. Sep 20Yellowstone releases body camera footage from officer-involved shooting at Canyon Village5 articles · 4 independent sources
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  7. Sep 18– 19Yellowstone hiker burned when she falls into scalding water near Old Faithful, park officials say28 articles · 18 independent sources
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  8. Sep 10– 13How a bag of Cheetos disrupted the ecosystem at Carlsbad Caverns National Park12 articles · 8 independent sources
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  9. Aug 30Hiker from North Carolina found dead near remote Colorado River trail in Grand Canyon21 articles · 16 independent sources
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  10. Aug 26US national parks are receiving record-high gift of $100M33 articles · 24 independent sources
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Local coverage

  1. Aug 27– 2880-year-old dies falling off boat on rapids trip in Grand Canyon9 articles · 7 independent sources
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  2. Jan 8– 9Park Service retracts decision to take down William Penn statue at Philadelphia historical site9 articles · 7 independent sources
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